Status of Women committee  I can speak to the Trans Mountain expansion project, as well as the towards sustainable mining initiative. With the Trans Mountain expansion project, the Trans Mountain Corporation, through its worker accommodation strategy and the socio-economic monitoring plans, has put in place rigorous initiatives that take into account the impact of the project on the security of the communities where it is operating.

Status of Women committee  Thank you very much for the question. I'll answer in English. What I can tell you is that the Canada Energy Regulator does require companies like Trans Mountain Corporation to put in place things like a socio-economic effects monitoring plan, a worker accommodation strategy and community benefits programs.

Status of Women committee  What I'm saying today is that there are 156 binding conditions on the Trans Mountain expansion project and, as part of that, the corporation must have in place a worker accommodation strategy, which it does. There are also provincial conditions that are layered on top of that in addition: another worker accommodation strategy at the federal and provincial levels for projects like that as well as others.

Status of Women committee  The worker accommodation strategies are developed by the corporation in consultation with the indigenous advisory and monitoring committee, as well as communities that are on the ground, so that they are meaningful and take into account the unique circumstances of the communities in which those camps are situated.

Status of Women committee  While I don't have data to share with you today, I can absolutely get that information on the performance measures and indicators with respect to our programming dedicated towards these issues and share it with the committee. What I can tell you, however, is that in particular the socio-economic subcommittee of the Indigenous Advisory and Monitoring Committee for TMX has been working in partnership with indigenous communities and those who are impacted by the Trans Mountain expansion project.

Status of Women committee  I'm sorry that the answer to that question is not a yes or no. What I can tell you is that recently, having heard from—

Status of Women committee  Okay.

Status of Women committee  Thank you very much for the question. Events like that definitely sadden me. Expectations are high and—

Status of Women committee  Thank you very much for the question. There's so much that's being done within the organization to promote diversity and inclusion, particularly in terms of hiring and making sure that indigenous voices are represented at our own tables. I spoke in my opening remarks about the change that we made as an organization by merging the major projects management office with indigenous affairs and reconciliation.

Status of Women committee  Thank you, and good afternoon. I'm Kimberley Zinck, the director general of reconciliation implementation at Natural Resources Canada. I'm joining you today from the traditional unceded territory of the Algonquin and Anishinabe people. I'm pleased to contribute to the committee's study on resource development and violence against women and girls.